Sony HDR-SR10E manual

3-286-598- 11 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation Digital HD Video Camera Recorder Handycam Handbook HDR-SR 10E Enjoying your camcor der 9 Gett ing St art ed 15 Recordi ng/Playbac k 25 Editing 47 Utilizi ng record ing med ia 60 Custom izing yo ur camcor der 64 Troubles hooting 85 Additional Info rma tio n 97 Quick Reference 107[...]

2 Read t his be fore o peratin g your camcorde r Befo re oper atin g the unit, pleas e read th is Handboo k tho roughly, and re tain it for future re feren ce. In “H andycam Handboo k” (this Handbo ok) The ope rations an d handlin g of your camcord er are e xplained. Refer also t o “Opera ting Guide” (t he separate volume). Handl ing t he i[...]

3 • When c onnect ing y our cam corder to another de vice wit h a cable , be sure to ins ert the conn ector plu g in the corre ct way. Pushin g the plug forcibl y into the term inal wi ll dama ge t he ter min al a nd may result in a malfu nction of your camcor der. • Co nnect cabl es to the con nectors of the Hand yca m Stati on when us ing yo [...]

4 – Devi ces whic h are not compa tible with the AVCHD format About this H andbo ok • T he imag es of t he LCD scr een u sed in t his Handbook fo r illustrati on purposes are capture d using a digita l still cam era, and there fore m ay app ear dif ferent . • In th is Handbo ok, the ha rd disk of your camcorde r and “ Memory Stick PR O Duo?[...]

5 Notes on usi ng the Ha rd Dis k Driv e Hand ycam Save all you r recorded image da ta • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on exter nal media periodically. It is recommended that you save the image data on a dis c such as a DVD-R us ing your computer (p. 46). Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, [...]

6 Table of Contents Read this befor e operating your camcorder .. .......... ......... .......... ..... 2 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam ..... .......... ......... .......... .. 5 Subjec t example s and so lutions ..... 8 Operation fl ow ........ ......... ....... ........ 9 “ HOME” and “ OPTION” - Taking adva ntag e of two typ[...]

7 Pre venti ng data on the ha rd dis k of the c amcor der f rom be ing re cover ed .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 62 Repairing t he image database file .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... ........ 63 What yo u can do wit h the (SETTI NGS) ca tegory of t he HOME MENU .......... .......... .... 64 Using the H[...]

8 Subjec t exam ples a nd sol utions Checking your golf swing Get ting a good shot of a ski slop e or beach B SMTH SLW REC ...... ........ ......... 33 B Backlight . ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 33 B BEACH ........... ......... ........ ......... .. 82 B SNOW ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ 82 Capturing still images du ring mo[...]

9 Enjoyi ng your cam corder Enjoying your camcorder Operation flow You ca n selec t the media ( hard di sk or “Memory Stick PRO Du o”) sepa rately fo r movi e recordi ng and still im age reco rding (p . 22). b Not es • When you select the media for movie s, select the image quality ( HD (high definiti on) or SD (standard definition)) as well.[...]

10 B Save r eco rded imag es. x Dubbing i mages fro m the internal hard disk t o a “Memory Sti ck PRO Du o” (p. 51) x Dubbing t o other de vice s (p. 56) The dub bing image quali ty (H D (high defin ition)/SD (standard d efiniti on)) vari es depe nding on th e co nnecte d de vice. For d etai ls, s ee pa ge 56 . x Editing on a c ompute r (p. 46)[...]

11 Enjoyi ng your cam corder z Tip s • Figures such as 16M in the table show the average bit rate. M stands for Mbps. • For the recordable time of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo,” see page 24. • You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 sc enes with HD (high definition) image quality, and 9,999 scenes with SD ( standard d efinition) image qu[...]

12 “ HOME” and “ OPTIO N” - Taki ng adva ntag e of tw o type s of menu s B Catego ries an d items of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category (VIEW IMAGES ) category (OTHERS) cat egory (MANAGE MEDI A) category (SETTING S) categor y To cu stomize your camc order (p . 64 ) * . * You can also set these items during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). F or[...]

13 Enjoyi ng your cam corder 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER switc h in the directi on of the arrow t o turn on the p ower . 2 Press (HOME) A (o r B ). 3 Touch the desired categor y. Exam ple: (OTHERS ) cate gory 4 Touch the desired item. Exampl e: [EDIT] 5 Follow the gu ide on the scr een for further operation. To hide t he HOME [...]

14 3 Touch the item you want to le arn more about. When you t ouch an it em, its explan atio n appears on the s creen. To apply t he option , touch [YE S], otherw ise, touch [NO ]. To dea ctivate th e HELP Touch (HELP) ag ain in step 2 . Just a touch on th e screen dur ing shootin g or play back displays the function s avai lable at tha t moment. Y[...]

15 Gettin g Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Check ing su ppli ed ite ms Make sure that you have th e follow ing item s suppl ied with your camcord er. The numb er in th e parent he ses ind icat es the numb er of t ha t ite m s up plie d. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 16) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 16) Handycam Sta tion (1) (p. 16, 110) Component A/ V c[...]

16 Step 2: Charg ing th e batt ery pa ck You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) ( p. 101) after attaching it to your camcorder. b Notes • You cann ot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H s eries to your camcorder. 1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Stati on. Be sure th at the v m[...]

17 Gettin g Started To remo ve your ca mcorder f rom th e Handyc am Stati on Turn o ff the p ower, th en remove the camcorde r from the H andyca m Station holding both your c amcord er and the Handy cam St ation. To char ge th e batte ry pack us ing on ly the AC Adap tor Turn o ff the p ower, th en connect the AC Adaptor to the DC I N jack on your [...]

18 After a wh ile, th e approx imate rec ordable time and ba ttery inform ation app ear for about 7 sec onds. Yo u can view th e batte ry inform ation for up to 20 seconds by pres sing DISP /BATT INFO ag ain while the inform ation is displa yed. Cha rging tim e Approx imate time (m in.) require d when you fully charge a fully discharge d battery pa[...]

19 Gettin g Started • The /CHG (charge) lamp flashes during charging, or Batt ery Info (p . 17) will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions: – The battery pack is not attached correctly. – The battery pack is damaged. – The battery pack is worn-out (For Battery Info only). • The power will not be supplied fr om the batt[...]

20 Step 3 : Turn ing th e power on and sett ing th e dat e and ti me Set the dat e and time w hen using this camcord er for the first time . If you do not set th e date an d time , the [ CLOCK SET ] screen appe ars every ti me you turn on you r camcor der o r chang e the POWE R swi tch posi tion . 1 While pressing the green button, turn the POWER s[...]

21 Gettin g Started • It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. You cannot operate your camcorder during this time. • The lens cover opens automatically when the power is turned on. It closes when the playback screen is selected, or the power is turned off. • In the setting at the time of pur[...]

22 • Tou ch (HOME) t (SETTI NGS) t [SOUND/DISP SET] t [LCD BRIGHT] (p. 73), and adjust the brightness of the LCD scr een. • The informati on is displayed or hidden (display y no display) each t ime you p ress DISP/ BATT INFO. Fasten the gri p belt and hol d your camcor der cor rectly . Fasten ing the gr ip belt Step 5: S elec ting th e media Yo[...]

23 Gettin g Started 3 Touch [YE S] t . The m edia for movies is chan ged. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [P H OT O MEDIA SET] on the LCD screen of your camcorder. The media setting screen fo r still images appear s. 2 Touch the desired media . 3 Touch [YE S] t . The media for stil l images i s changed . To ch eck the media se tting 1 Turn th e P[...]

24 The [C reate a ne w Imag e Da tabase File.] screen appears on the LC D screen when y ou in sert a new “Me mory St ick PRO Duo.” 3 Touch [YES]. To r eco rd o nly st ill i mag es o n a “Mem ory Stic k PRO Duo, ” touch [NO ]. To eje ct the “M emor y Stick PR O Duo ” Open the Memory Stic k Duo cover and lightly pu sh the “Memory Stick [...]

25 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Reco rding and pl ayba ck wit h ease (Easy Ha ndycam op erati on) Easy Handy cam ope ration mak es nearly al l settings autom atic so that you can perfo rm recordi ng or playba ck operat ion withou t detaile d settings. It al so makes the scr een fon t size large r for easy vi ewing. Th e images are r ecor[...]

26 1 Turn the PO WER swit ch G to tu rn on you r camcorder. 2 Press ( VIEW I MAGES) A (or E ). The VI SUAL IND EX screen appe ars on th e LCD scr een (I t may t ake some second s). 1 :Goe s to the Film Roll Index screen . 2 :Goes to the Face Inde x screen. 3 :Displ ays mov ies with HD (high def inition) image qua lity. * 4 :Display s still images .[...]

27 Recordin g/Playback 3 Start playback. Movi es: Touch the or ta b, then se lect the desir ed movie to play back. z Tip s • When playback from t he selected movie reaches t he last movie, the s creen returns to t he VISUAL INDEX screen. • You can slow down the playback speed by touching / during pause. • You can adjust the volume by touching[...]

28 To canc el Easy Hand ycam opera tion Press EASY I again . disap pears from t he LCD sc reen. Menu se ttings dur ing E asy Hand ycam operatio n Press (HOM E) C (or B ) to display the men u item s availa ble f or setup changes (p. 12 , 64). b Notes • M ost of the menu items automatic ally return to the default settings . The settings of some men[...]

29 Recordin g/Playback Recor ding The ima ges a re reco rded on the me dia selected in th e medi a settin g (p. 2 2). In th e defa ult se tting, both mo vies and sti ll imag es are recor ded on the har d disk . b Not es • If the ACCESS lam p is lit or flashing aft er recording is finished, it means d ata is s till being written onto the media. Do[...]

30 1 Turn the POWER sw itch C in the direction of the arrow until the (Movie) lamp lights up. 2 Press START/STOP F (o r B ). To stop reco rding, press STAR T/STOP F (or B ) again . 1 Turn th e POWER sw itch C in th e directi on of the arr ow until the (Sti ll) lamp ligh ts up. 2 Press PHOT O E lightl y to adjust the focus A (a beep sounds) , then p[...]

31 Recordin g/Playback You can magnif y images up to 15 times the origin al size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on th e LCD fram e. Move the power zoom lever sl ightly for a slower zoom . Move it furthe r for a faster zoom. b Not es • Be sure to keep your finger on t he power zoom lever. If you move yo ur finger off the power zoom [...]

32 When you press QUICK ON, the camcord er goes to slee p mode (pow er saving mode ) instead of turning off. Th e QUICK O N lamp keeps fl ashing duri ng slee p mode. P ress QU ICK ON agai n to start recording next time. Y our camcorde r returns to record ing stan dby in approxi mately 1 sec ond. z Tips • Duri ng sleep mode, the battery is consume[...]

33 Recordin g/Playback To adj ust th e expo sure fo r backl it su bjects, press . (back li ght) to display . on the screen. To cancel the ba ck light function, press . (back l ight) ag ain. Open th e LCD pane l 90 degr ees to the camcorde r ( 1 ), then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side ( 2 ). z Tip s • A mirror-image of the subject appears o[...]

34 • Duri ng Easy Handycam operation, the [SMTH SLW REC] function cannot be used. Cancel Easy Handycam operation.[...]

35 Recordin g/Playback Recording/P layback Play back You can pla y back the images on the media selec ted in the me dia settin g (p. 22). In th e defau lt se tting, the im ages on t he har d disk a re pl ayed bac k. 1 T urn the PO WER switch E to turn on y our camcorder . 2 Press (VIEW IMAGES) F (or C ). The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD s[...]

36 z Tips • The number of the images on the VISUAL INDEX screen can be changed 6 y 12 by moving the power zoom lever D . To fix this number, press (HOME) B (or A ) t (SET TINGS) t [VIE W IMAGE S SET] t [ DISPLAY] (p. 72). 3 Start playing b ack. Touch the or tab, then se lect the desired movie to pla y back. z Tips • When p layback from the sele[...]

37 Recordin g/Playback z Tip s • You can switch the playback mode by touching (HOME) B (o r A ) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [VISUAL INDEX]. Movies ca n be divid ed by a set time a nd the first scene of ea ch division is displ ayed on the INDE X screen. You can start playing back a movie from th e sele cted thumbnai l. Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns t[...]

38 b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. Example: People wearing glasses or hats, or who do not face towards the camera. • Set [ INDEX SET] to [ON] (the default setting) before recording t o play back f rom [ INDEX] (p. 70). Ma ke sure that f lashes during recording, and detected face images are stored in [Fac[...]

39 Recordin g/Playback 1 Play ba ck the still ima ge you wa nt to magnify. 2 Magnify t he still image wit h T (Tel ephoto) . The scre en is frame d. 3 Touch the screen at t he po int you want to displa y in th e center of the di splayed fram e. 4 Adjust the magnifi cation with W (Wide angle )/T (Tel ephot o). To canc el, touc h . Touch on the still[...]

40 b Notes • Your camcorder and the Handycam Stati on are equipped with A/V Remote Connector or A/V OUT jack (p. 107, 110). Connect the A/V connecting cable or component A/V cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder. If you connect A/V connecting cables or component A/V cable t o both the Handycam Station and your camcorder at th [...]

41 Recordin g/Playback Images re corded w ith HD (high de finition) i mage qua lity are playe d back with HD (hig h definitio n) image qua lity. Images re corded with SD (sta ndard defi nition) im age quality are played back with SD (standard definition) image qual ity. Connect ing to a h igh defi nition TV : Signal flow Type Camcorder Cable TV HOM[...]

42 Images recorded wi th HD (high defi nition ) quality are conv erte d to SD (standard definition ) and pl ayed back . Image s recor ded wit h SD (sta ndard d efini tion) ima ge qua lity are play ed back with S D (stand ard def init ion) image qua lity . To set the ho rizontal to verti cal ratio a ccordi ng to the connec ted TV (16:9/4 :3) Set [TV[...]

43 Recordin g/Playback b Not es • When you pla y back a movie reco rded wit h SD (standa rd defi nition) ima ge quality on a 4:3 T V that is not compatible with the 16:9 signal, touch (HOME) t (SETTIN GS) t [MOVIE SETTINGS] t [WI DE SELECT] t [4:3] on your camcord er when recording an image (p. 67) . * Set [TV TYPE] according to your TV. : Signal[...]

44 When c onnec ting to your TV via a VCR Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the LINE IN input on the V CR us ing the A/V co nnecti ng cab le. Se t the i npu t selec tor o n the V CR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, etc. ). When y our TV is monaur al (Whe n your TV has on ly on e audio i nput jack ) Conn ect the yell ow plug of the A/V connec ting ca ble to th[...]

45 Recordin g/Playback 3 Operate the remote commander of the TV. You can do the follow ing op erat ions. – Display (VIEW IM AGES) of (HOME) by pressing the SYNC MENU button – Display an INDEX screen, s uch as the VISUAL INDEX scre en, by pressing up/ down/left/right/en ter buttons on the remote commander of your TV, and play back the desired mo[...]

46 Saving imag es The imag es are r ecorde d on the m edia s elected in the me dia se tting ( p. 22). Due to the l imited capaci ty of the media, make sur e that y ou sav e the image d ata to so me type of ext ernal medi a such as a D VD-R or a compute r . z Tips • You can dub/ copy the images recorded on the hard disk to the “M emory Stick PRO[...]

47 Editing Editing (OTHER S) ca tegor y This ca tegory enables y ou to e dit the image s on the m edia. Al so, you can en joy your cam corder by c onnecting to other devices. DELETE You can de lete images on t he med ia (p. 4 8). PHOTO CAPTURE You can save a sele cted fr ame from a record ed movie as a s till im age (p. 50) . MOVIE DUB You ca n dub[...]

48 Delet ing im ages You ca n dele te imag es reco rded on t he media usin g your cam corder. b Notes • Y ou cannot restore images once th ey are deleted. • Do not remove the battery pack or the A C Adaptor from your camcorder w hile deleting the images . It may damage the media. • Do n ot eject “M emory Stick P R O Duo” w hile deleting i[...]

49 Editing b Not es • If the deleted movie is includ ed in the Playlist (p. 54), the movie added to the Playlist is deleted also fro m the P laylist. Sele ct the med ia wh ich conta ins the st ill image you w ant to dele te before the ope ratio n (p. 23). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS) t [D ELET E]. 2 Touch [ DELET E]. 3 Touch [ DE LETE]. 4 Touch the [...]

50 Captur ing a still imag e from a movie You ca n sav e a sele cted frame from a record ed movie as a stil l image. Select th e media which cont ains movi es, and the me dia where you w ant to save still images be fore the opera tion (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHERS ) t [PH O TO CAPTURE]. The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears . 2 Touch the movie to [...]

51 Editing Dubbin g/co pyin g images to a “ Memory Stic k PRO Du o” wi th your cam cord er You can dub m ovies rec orded on the internal hard d isk of yo ur c amcorder to a “Memo ry Stick PRO Duo.” Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Du o” into your cam corder be fore the opera tion. b Not es • When you record a movie on a “Memory Stick PRO [...]

52 5 Touch t [YES]. Dubbing starts. z Tips • To check the dubbed mo vies after dub bing is finis hed, select [ MEMORY STICK] /[ MEMORY STICK] on [ MOVIE MEDIA SET] and play them back (p. 2 2). You can copy stil l im ages fro m th e in tern al hard disk of the camc order to a “M emor y Stick PRO Duo. ” Insert a “M emor y Stick PRO D uo” in[...]

53 Editing Divid ing a movie Selec t the m edia w hich c ontai ns the movie you wan t to divide bef ore the ope ratio n (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (OTHE RS) t [ED I T] . 2 Touch [ DIVIDE] . 3 Touch the mov ie to be divided . The se lected movie s tarts p layback . 4 Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. The m ovie pause [...]

54 Creati ng the Playlis t The Playlist is a list sh owing th umbnails of the mov ies that yo u have select ed. The or iginal mo vies ar e not changed even if you edit o r de lete t he mo vies added to the Playlist. Select the me dia yo u want to creat e, pla y, or edit a Play list before the ope ration (p. 22). b Notes • Image s with HD (high de[...]

55 Editing Select the media yo u want to cre ate, play, or edit a Playl ist before the operation (p. 22). 1 Touch (HOME) t (VIEW IMAGES) t [PLAYLIST]. The Play list scree n appears . 2 Touch the movie yo u want t o play back. The Play list is pl ayed back fro m the select ed movie to the e nd, th en the screen returns to the Playlist screen. To era[...]

56 Dubbin g to ot her de vices You ca n dub images playe d back on your camcord er to other re cording de vices, such as V CRs or DVD/H DD record ers. Con nect the dev ice in eith er of the fo llowing ways. Conn ect your ca mcorde r to the wall out let (wall socket) usin g the suppli ed AC A daptor for this o peration (p. 16). Refer also to the i n[...]

57 Editing • To hide the screen indicators (such as a counter, etc.) on the screen of the monitor device connected, touch (HOME) t (SET TINGS) t [OUTPUT SETTINGS] t [DISP OU TPUT] t [LCD PANE L] (the default setting) on the HOME MENU (p. 75). To record the date/tim e and camera setti ngs data, display them on the screen (p. 72). • When you are [...]

58 3 Touch [ USB CONNECT] or [ USB CONNECT] according to the media on w hich the mo vie you want to dub is recorded. 4 Operate the device to be connected, and start recording. For details, refer to the instruc tion manual s supplied wi th the device to be connect ed. 5 After d ubbing is comple te, touc h [END] t [ YES], then d isconnect the USB cab[...]

59 Editing You can sel ect a st ill ima ge on the screen. 5 Touch the still image t o be printed . The sele cted still image is marked wi th . Press an d hold the still image on the LCD screen to conf irm the still image. Touch to return to the previ ous screen. 6 Touch (OP TION), set the followi ng options, t hen touch . [COPIES]: S et the number [...]

60 Utilizin g re cording media (MANAG E M EDI A) cate gory This categor y enable s you t o use t he ha rd disk or a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” for various pu rposes. MOVIE ME DIA SE T You can se lect the media f or movies (p. 22). PHOTO MEDIA SET You can select the med ia for still i mages (p. 23). MEDI A INFO You ca n display the m edia inf ormat[...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing medi a 61 Delet ing all im ages (For matting ) Format ting dele tes all th e images to r ecover recorda ble free spa ce. Connec t your cam corder to th e wall out let (wall socket ) usin g the supp lied AC Adaptor for this operati on (p. 16). b Not es • T o avoid the loss of important images, you should save them (p. 46) b[...]

62 Preven ting dat a on the hard d isk of t he camcor der fr om bei ng rec overed [ EMP TY ] allo ws y ou to writ e unin tell ig ible data o nto t he h ard d isk of t he camcor der. In t his way, it may be come more dif ficult to reco ver any o riginal data. When you di spose of or tr ansfer th e camcor der to oth ers, it i s recomme nded that you [...]

Util izi ng rec ord ing medi a 63 Repai ring t he imag e data base f ile This fu nction ch ecks the m anagem ent informati on and the consi stency of movi es and sti ll imag es in the me dia, an d repai rs any inco nsistencies fou nd. 1 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [REPAIR IMG.DB F.] t [H DD] or [MEMORY STICK]. 2 Touch [ YES]. The m anagem ent f[...]

64 Customiz ing your ca mcorder What yo u can d o with the (SET TINGS) categ ory of th e HOME MENU You ca n chang e the recor ding f uncti ons an d the oper atin g settings for yo ur conve nience . 1 Turn on your camc order, then press (HOM E). 2 Touch (SETTINGS). 3 Touch the desired setup item. If the it em is not on th e scree n, touch / to chang[...]

65 Customizi ng your cam corder MOVIE SETT INGS (p. 66) PHOTO SETTINGS (p . 70) VIEW IMAGES SET (p. 72) SOUND/DIS P SET** (p . 73) OUTP UT SETTINGS (p. 74) CLOCK/ LANG (p. 75) List of the (SETT INGS) category items Items Page REC MODE 66 AUDIO MODE 67 NIGHTS HOT LIGHT 67 WIDE SELECT 67 DIGI TAL ZOOM 67 STEADYSHOT 68 AUTO SLW SHUTTR 68 X.V.COLOR 68 [...]

66 GENERAL SE T (p. 76) Items Page DEMO MODE 76 REC LAMP 76 CALIBRA TION 104 A.SHUT OF F 76 QUICK ON STBY 76 REMOTE C TRL 76 DROP SE NSOR 76 CTRL F OR HDM I 77 * You can set these items also during Easy Handycam operation (p. 25). ** The menu name is changed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Ea sy Handycam operation. MOVIE SETT INGS (Items for recordi ng [...]

67 Customizi ng your cam corder B SD SP ( ) Recor ds in standard qua lity mode (SD 6M (SP )). SD L P ( ) Incre ases t he reco rding ti me (Long P lay) (SD 3M (LP)). b Not es • If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may app ear with block no ise when you play back the image. z Tip s • [...]

68 180 × Up to 15 × zoom is perfor med optica lly, and afte r that, up t o 180 × zoom is performe d digita lly. You ca n com pensat e for ca mera sh ake (th e default sett ing is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tri pod ( optional ), th en th e ima ge bec omes natu ral. When r ecordin g in da rk pl aces, th e shutt er speed is a[...]

69 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • When the remain ing recordabl e time for movie s is less than 5 minutes, the i ndicator stays on the screen. When you set to [ON] (the defa ult setting) , you can display the recordi ng date a nd time whil e playin g back the i mage reco rded o n your cam corder, on devices com patible with the subtitle [...]

70 ON[ NO FRAMES] ( ) Detect s a face without sho wing a fr ame. The d etect ed fa ce im age is o ptim ized autom atica lly. OFF Does not us e [FACE DETECTION] f uncti on. b Notes • Faces may not be detected depending on recording c ondition s. • [ FACE DETECT ION] may not function properly depending on recording conditions . Set [FACE DETECTIO[...]

71 Customizi ng your cam corder Capac ity of the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” an d the number o f recor dable still im ages (Unit : number o f images )* When the POWER switch is (Still) * The number of recordable still images shown is for the maximum image size of your camcorder. The actual numbe r of recordab le still images is displayed on the LCD [...]

72 VIEW IMAGE S SET (Ite ms to cus tom ize th e di splay ) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, t ouch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . During playb ack, displays the in formation (data c ode) re corded autom atica lly at the time of reco [...]

73 Customizi ng your cam corder 6IMAGE S Display s thumbnail s of 6 images. 12IM AGES Display s thumbnail s of 12 images. * You can also operate wi th the zoom buttons on the LCD frame or on the Remote Commande r. SOUND /DISP SET (Items to adj ust the so und and the sc reen) Touch 1 , then 2 . If the it em is not o n the scree n, to uch / to chan g[...]

74 You ca n adjust the brightne ss of the LCD scr een’ s ba ckli gh t. B NORMAL Standard b rightnes s. BRIGHT Bright ens the LCD s creen. b Notes • When y ou connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, [BRIGHT] is automatically s elected for the setting. • When y ou select [B RIGHT], battery l ife is[...]

75 Customizi ng your cam corder B LCD PANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the LCD screen. V-OUT/ PANEL Shows disp lays such as the time code on the TV screen and LCD screen . b Not es • The setting of [DISP OUTPUT] may be changed according to t he setting of [CTRL FOR HDMI] (p. 77). Select [COMPONENT] when connecting your cam corde r t[...]

76 GENERAL SET (Other set up items) Touch 1 , the n 2 . If the item is not on the scre en, t ouch / to chang e the page . How to set (HOME MENU) t page 64 (OPTION MENU) t pa ge 78 The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . The defau lt setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstr ation in a bout 10 minutes, after you tu rn the POWE R switch [...]

77 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • Set the drop sensor to [ON] when you use the camcorder. Otherwise, if you drop the camcorder, you may damage the internal hard disk. • In a non-gravity situation, the drop sensor activates. When you record images during an activity such as roller-coasting o r skydiving, you can set [D ROP SENSOR] to [O[...]

78 Activa ting functi ons u sing the O PTION MENU The (OPTION) MENU ap pears just like the pop-u p window t hat appea rs when you right-c lick the mo use on a co mputer. Various av ailabl e funct ions are di splayed. 1 While using your camcord er, touch (OP TION) on t he screen. 2 Touch the desired item . If you cannot find the desire d item, touch[...]

79 Customizi ng your cam corder Rec ord ing it em s on t he OP TIO N MENU Items * Page tab FOCUS –8 0 SPOT FOCUS –8 0 TELE MACRO –8 0 EXPOSURE –8 1 SPOT METER –8 1 SCENE SELECTION –8 1 WHITE BAL. –8 2 COLOR SLOW SHTR –8 3 SUPER NIGH TSHOT –8 3 tab FADER –8 3 D.EFFECT –8 4 PICT.EFFECT –8 4 tab REC MODE a 66 BLT-IN ZO OM MIC ?[...]

80 Functi ons se t in t he OPTION M ENU Items you can set only on the (OPTION) MENU wi ll be described be low. The defa ult set tings are mar ked with B . You c an adju st the foc us manua lly. You can select this function also when you wa nt to focu s on a certai n subject in tentiona lly. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 Touch (focusing on c lose s[...]

81 Customizi ng your cam corder You can fix the br ight ness of a picture manua lly. Ad just th e bright ness wh en the subject i s too b right or too dark. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. appears. 2 Adjust the ex posure by touchi ng / . 3 Touch . To ret urn the sett ing to auto matic ex posure, touch [AUT O] t in step 1 . You can ad just and f ix the expos ure [...]

82 LANDSCAPE*( ) Sele ct to sho ot dist ant subj ects clea rly. This settin g also preven ts your camcor der fr om foc using on glas s or met al me sh in windows bet ween the camcord er and the subject. PORTRAIT (Soft po rtrait) ( ) Sele ct to br ing out t he subjec t such as people or flowers while creating a sof t background. SPOTLIGHT* *( ) Sele[...]

83 Customizi ng your cam corder b Not es • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps . • When you select [ ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is flashing q uickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PU SH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after [...]

84 When you select [OLD MOVIE] , appea rs and y ou ca n add an o ld mov ie effec t to imag es. To canc el [D.EFFEC T], touc h [OFF]. You ca n add sp ecial effects to an ima ge during re cording. ap pears. B OFF Does not use [PICT. EFFECT] setti ng. SEPIA Images a ppear in s epia. B&W (B lack and white) Images a ppear in b lack and white. PASTEL[...]

85 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou bles hooti ng If you run into any problems using yo ur camcorde r, use th e follow ing table t o trouble shoot th e probl em. If the p roblem persists, disconnect th e power sou rce and contac t your Sony dea ler. • Overall op erat ions/Easy Handyc am operation/ Remote Comma nder ............. 85 • Batt[...]

86 The (OPTION) butt on is no t displayed. • The OPTION MENU cannot be used during Easy Handyc am operation . The menu s ettings have changed automatically. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, nearly all the menu it ems w ill be a utomati cally se t to the d efault se tti ngs. • Duri ng Easy Handyca m operation, some menu items are fi xed as [...]

87 Troubles hooting • When the t ime sele cted in [QUIC K ON STBY] has el apsed during sleep mode, the camcor der is automa tical ly turned off (p. 76) . Turn on t he power ag ain. • Charg e the battery pa ck (p. 16). The /CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged. • Turn th e POWER switch to OFF (C HG) (p. 16).[...]

88 The data fi le name is not indic ated correctly or flashes. • Th e file is dama ged. • Th e file forma t is not supported by your camcorder (p. 100) . Refer also t o “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” (p. 87). Pressing START/STO P or PHOTO does not record i mages. • The p lay back s cre en is dis playe d. S et th e POWER switc h to (Movie) o r (S[...]

89 Troubles hooting • If you keep apply ing vibrat ion on the camcorde r, recordin g may stop. There is a time difference b etween the point where you press START/ STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts/stops. • On your camc order, there m ay be a slight time diff erence betw een the point wher e you press START /STOP and the actu al[...]

90 Images cannot be played back. • S ele ct th e me dia and the image qu ality of a movie you want to pla y back by touch ing (HO ME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MOVIE MEDIA SET]/ [PHOTO MEDIA SET] (p. 22). Still images cannot b e played back. • S till ima ges canno t be play ed back if you have mod ified files or fol ders, or have edited th e data on [...]

91 Troubles hooting • You cannot add still ima ges in the Pla ylist. A movie cannot be divided. • A movi e that is t oo short cannot be divided . • A mov ie pro tected on a nother de vice cannot be divi ded. A still image cannot be captured from a movie. • The medi a where you want to save st ill image s is full. You cannot view the image o[...]

92 [FADER] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [D.EFFECT], [CANDLE], [FIREWORKS] [D.EFFECT] [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [SUPER NIGHTSHOT], [FADER], [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [SCENE SELECTION], [PICT.EFFECT] [PICT.EFFECT] [OLD MOVIE] [TELE MACRO] [SCENE SELECTION] [AUTO SLW SHUTTR] [SMTH SLW REC], [SCENE SELECTION], [COLOR SLOW SHTR], [S[...]

93 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If indicato rs appear on the L CD screen, check t he follow ing. If the probl em persist s even af ter you have tried to fix a coup le of times, contact your Sony dea ler or loca l authori zed Sony service faci lity . C:(or E:) ss : ss (Self-di agnosis display) C:04: ss • Th e battery pac k is not an “InfoLI[...]

94 (Warn ing indi cator p ertaining to “Memory Sti ck PRO Duo ”) Slow flashing • Free space fo r recording i mages are running out. F or the type of “Mem ory Stick” yo u can use with your camcorder, see page 2 . • No “Memory Stic k PRO Duo” is inserte d (p. 23). Fast flashing • There are not e nough free space for recordin g image[...]

95 Troubles hooting x Media HDD format error. • The h ard dis k of t he c amcor de r is s et different ly from the default format. Performing [ F ORMAT] ( p. 61) may ena ble you to use your camcorder. This w ill del ete all d ata in t he har d disk . Data error. • An e rror occurred duri ng readin g or writing the hard disk of the c amcorder. T[...]

96 • For mat the “Memor y Stick PRO Duo” (p. 61), or dele te them using your computer. Cannot save still picture. • Wh en using th e Dual Rec function , do not remove the “Memory S tick PRO Duo” from the camco rder until movie reco rding is finished and the st ill images ar e stored on it (p . 32). This Memory Stick may not be able to r[...]

97 Additional I nformation Addition al Informa tion Using y our ca mcor der ab road Power supply You can use yo ur cam corder in a ny countries/re gions using the AC Adapt or suppl ied with yo ur camcor der within th e AC 100 V to 24 0 V, 50/60 Hz ra nge. Viewin g imag es record ed wit h HD (high d efinition) im age quality In countries/re gions wh[...]

98 Setting to the local time You can e asily set t he clock to the local ti me by sett ing a time diffe rence whe n using you r camcord er abroad . Touc h (HOME) t (SETTINGS) t [CLOCK/ LANG] t [AREA SET] an d [SUMMERTI ME] (p. 75). World tim e differen ce Time-zone differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berlin, Paris +02:00 Helsinki, Ca[...]

99 Additional I nformation File/ folde r struct ure on the camc order hard di sk and “M emor y Stic k PRO Du o” The file/ folder structu re is shown belo w. You do not usually need to ackn owledge th e file/ fold er stru ctur e, when re cordi ng/pl aying ba ck imag es on the ca mcorder . To enj oy st ill ima ges or mo vies by connec ting t o a [...]

100 Maint enan ce and pr ecau tions What is the AVC HD format? The A VCHD form at is a high defin ition digital video cam era for mat used t o record an HD ( high def initi on) si gnal o f either the 1080i spec ificat ion * 1 or t he 720p specif icatio n * 2 on internal hard disk drive , using efficien t data comp ression codi ng tec hnolo gy. The [...]

101 Additional I nformation – If you use the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” near magnets or magnetic fields • It is recommended you make a bac k-up of important data on the hard disk of a computer. • Be carefu l not to apply excessive f orce when writing on a memo area on a “M emory Stick PRO Duo.” • Do not attach a label or the like on a ?[...]

102 The “Inf oLITHI UM” batter y pack calcula tes the powe r consumpt ion accord ing to the operatin g condi tions of your camc order, an d displays t he rema ining battery time in m inutes. To char ge th e batt ery pack • Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder. • We recommend charging the battery pack in a[...]

103 Additional I nformation On use an d care • Do not use o r store the camcorder and accessories in the following lo cations: – Anywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become defo r[...]

104 x How to prev ent mois ture co ndensati on When yo u bring yo ur camco rder from a cold pla ce into a w arm place, put your camcor der in a plastic ba g and seal it tigh tly. Re move th e bag whe n the air temperat ure insi de the p lastic bag has reached t he surroun ding tem perature (after about 1 ho ur). LCD sc reen • Do n ot exert excess[...]

105 Additional I nformation On chargi ng the pre-i nstal led rech argeab le battery Your ca mcor der has a pr e-inst alled rechar geable b attery t o retain the dat e, time, and ot her setti ngs ev en wh en t he POWE R switch i s set to OFF (CHG). Th e pre- inst alled re charg eable ba ttery is al ways charge d wh ile you r camc order is co nnecte [...]

106 Note s on the Lice nse ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN AN Y MANNER THAT COMPLIES WIT H THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER AP PLICABLE PATENT S IN THE MPEG -2 PATENT POR TFOLIO , WHIC H LICE NSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. , 250 S[...]

107 Quick Re ferenc e Quick Reference Ident ifyi ng parts and contro ls The numbe rs in ( ) are refere nce pages. A Power zoo m lever (31, 38) B PHOTO button (30) C QUICK ON button (32) D /CHG (charge) la mp (16) E ACCESS lam p (Hard disk) (29 ) F DC IN jack (16) G Hook for a shoulder be lt Attac h a shoulder be lt (opti onal). H HDMI OUT (mini) ja[...]

108 A Active Inte rface Shoe The Ac tive Interface Shoe suppli es power to opti onal accessor ies such as a video l ight, a flash , or a micr ophone. The acc essory can be t urned on or off as you oper ate the POW ER switch on yo ur camco rder. R efer to the operat ing instruct ions supplied w ith your accessory for details. The Ac tive Interfa ce [...]

109 Quick Re ferenc e A Spea ker Playba ck sound s come out fro m the speaker. For how to adju st the volume, see p age 36. B (VIEW IMAGES) bu tton (35) C NIGHTSHOT switch (32) D (HOME) but ton (13, 64) E Zoom buttons (3 1, 38) F STAR T/STOP button (30) G LCD scre en/touc h panel (21) H RESET button Initia lizes all the set tings, incl uding the se[...]

110 A Built-in m icrophone (31) An Active Interfac e Shoe co mpatible microph one (optiona l) will take prec edence wh en conne cted. B Flash (69) C Lens (Carl Zeiss Lens) (4) D Interf ace conn ecto r Connec ts your camcor der to the Handyca m Station. E BATT ( battery releas e) leve r (17 ) F Tripo d rece ptacle Attac h th e tripo d (op tio nal) t[...]

111 Quick Re ferenc e Remote C ommand er A DATA C ODE b utton (7 2) Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images when you p ress this during playb ack. B PHOTO button (30) The on-screen image when you press this button will be recorded as a still ima ge. C SCAN/ SLOW bu ttons (36) D . > (Previous/N ext) buttons (3 6) [...]

112 Indi cators d ispla yed d uring rec ordin g/pl ayba ck Recor din g movies Recordi ng still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing s till image s A HOME button (1 3) B Remain ing batte ry (approx. ) (17) C Recor ding status ([S TBY] (stand by) or [REC] (re cording )) D Rec ord ing qua lity (H D/SD ) a nd recording mo de (FH/HQ/SP/LP) (66) E Recor ding[...]

113 Quick Re ferenc e Followin g indicator s appear during recordi ng/play back to ind icate the settings of your camc order. Upper le ft Cent er Upper right Botto m z Tips • Indicators and their positions are approximate and differ from what you actually see. Indicato rs when you made changes Indicator Mea ning AUDIO MODE (67) Self- timer reco r[...]

114 The reco rding da te and time is r ecorded automa tically o n the me dia. Th ey are n ot display ed while re cording. Howeve r, you can chec k them as [DATA CODE] dur ing playba ck ( p. 72). Data code d uring record ing[...]

115 Quick Re ferenc e Gloss ary x 5. 1ch surr oun d sound A system that plays back sound o n 6 speakers, 3 at the front (left, r ight and center) and 2 at the rear (right and left) with an additional low-pass subwoofer counted as a 0.1 channel for frequencies of 120 Hz or lower. x AVCHD format A high definition digital video camera format used to r[...]

116 Quick Reference Inde x Nume ric 1080i/576i . ......................... ... 7 5 16:9 ........ ....... ....... ....... ...... .... 74 16:9 WIDE ... ....... ....... ...... .... 67 21-pin adaptor. ....... ....... ....... . 44 4:3 . ....... ....... ....... ...... .......67, 74 4:3 TV.... ..... ....... ...... ....... ...... 42 576i ........ ....... .[...]

117 Quick Re ferenc e Hard d isk........ ....... ...... ......5 , 99 HD movie management file ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... .99 HD (high definitio n) image quali ty ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...9 HDD INFO ............... ............60 HDMI cabl e ............ ....... ...... .42 HDMI OU T jack ....... ....... ....[...]

118 Remainin g Batte ry ........ ...... ....... ..... . 17 Hard disk ........ ....... ....... . 6 0 “Memory Stick PRO Duo” ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... . 60 Remaining battery . ....... ....... . 17 REMAINING SET (movie) ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... . 68 Remote Comman der .. ... 86, 11 1 REMOTE CTR L (Remote[...]

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